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is 1T MIND OR MUSCLE-READING?
Mr.. Bishop Is Not Certain, but Thinks His
Power Is the Former.

Not over one hundred persons attended Wash
lngton Irving Bishops so-called mind-reading
entertainment at the Grand Opera house last
night. Mr.. Bishop appeared greatly irritated
over the small attendance and some criticisms
by the press OF his pretensions, and only gave
portion of his programme. Merrill Moores, Dr.
Marsee and J. S. Gordon constituted the COM
mittee to assist in the entertainment. When
they had taken their seats upon the stage Mr..
Bishop produced copy of yesterday mornings
journal anu read from it an editorial which as
serted that his power was in muscle reading
rather than undertaking lie expressed his
surprise that paper should attempt TO injure
MS reputation oy the publication of such a state
ment, and said no other paper in the country had
over before attacked him so severely
The first test was the mock assassination, and
his attempt to follow the movements of the pre-
tended murderer were unsuccessful. The person
who took the knife into the audience, Mr. Bishop
claimed, was unable to concentrate his thoughts.
and three persons We're called by him before the
knife and the person supposed TO have been
murdered were found. The test of discovering
concealed goods he performed successfully and
on the first trial. but he lost his power when the
name Of prominent gentleman was written
upon a card, and he attempted to find him with
the writer. In this test the third person had to
be called before the person in the mind of the
guide was found His last test was well given
Merrill Moores made circuitous route over the
building, climbing from stage to box, and Mr..
Bishop went over the same route with him with
put an error.
The bank note test was called for but he re-
fused to give it, and closed with few words in
explanation of his wonderful power. II will
not oeny," said he, that there is a power
sailed muscle reading. but there is such thing
rs undertaking too If there is not, will some
,ne explain to me how / cen tell the number
bank note which do not see Each particular
thought in the mind creates a molecular dis
iurbance all over the body. That all scientific
men admit Then, if there is molecular dis
!uroance. isn't it possible for that disturbance
TO be communicated from one person TO another
who IS particularly sympathetic | only know
tnat receive some sort Of power. Whether 1t
comes from muscle or from mind am unable to
determine but it must be from the mind
Mr. Bishop then related his experience in Bos-
ton. where he had three men bids needle in
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PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

George A. Adams, of Martinsville was in the
city yesterday.
Miss June Elliot, of Shelbyvlle spent yes
terday in the city
Mrs. Stephen W. Morgan has gone to Califor-
mia for an indefinite stay.
Mrs. Carrie Reissner has returned from a
short visit to friends in Dayton
Mrs. J. r. Evans and daughter are visiting
relatives at and near Richmond
James H. Henry. superintendent of the Nor
gan county schools, is IN the city.
Harry Allen has returned from the Northwest,
and is spending few days in the city.
Miss Gertrude Leslie. Of Oldham. n. Y, is
the guest of her cousin, Miss Kate Bowen
Mr.. J. w. Carlton is in Denver. Col. and will
remain several weeks, account of i'll health.
Mr.. Samuel B. Alldice and family, of Read
ing. Pa. have removed to this city for perma-
nent residence.
A dispatch from Stirling, Scotland. received
here yesterday. announces the death of Miss
Helen Martin, young lady who left this city
about two weeks ago She died on board the
steamer Ethiopia, at Glasgow.
MIR. David II. Hardy of the leading farm
and stock-rasers of Carroll county, was in
the city yesterday. en- route home from Rush
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Indianapolis and Louisville.


Louisville COMMERCIAL.
The nerve exhibited by the Indiana syndicate
in demanding $24, 600 from the city for the use
of certain fire department apparatus for which
the city paid $25. 600. is really appalling Headed
by ex-senator Mcdonald. of Indiana, ana Con-
gresham Caruth, of this district, the represent
atives of the syndicate swept down upon the
City Hall yesterday and expected no doubt that
they would walk right away with good portion
of the city treasury. But there are some capa-
BILE men watching the treasury, and the syndi-
cate will find it hard task to break into it. Mr..
Caruth is starting out nicely as Congressman.
His first case was that of defending Charles Dill
ger the world -renowned head-cracker and tooth
destroyer of the Buckingham. and his next vent.
ure is in the role of lobbyist for syndicate
demanding $24, 900 from the taxpayers for moth
ing. Mr. Caruth may make a record for himself
at this rate but the Hoosier syndicate will never
carry off any Louisville money
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vile. where he bought. from John P. Fairly. the
somewhat celebrated Clay stallion, 4,803 Pen
nypacker, for which he paid 81, 900.
Mr.. J. e. Merriman, of Cincinnati, who has
peop visiting relatives and friends in this city
for some time, returned home yesterday.
Omer Tousey, who has been a salesman for
Byram, Cornelius 81 Co. for nearly eighteen
years and is one of the best-known men on
Meridian street, has taken service with Schnull
& Krag. and will go to Kansas City in day or
two to open branch from which to introduce
their coffees into Missouri and Kansas.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Bates House, Mrs. j. N. Pierce, Terre Haute;
Mrs. j. S. Mutt, Miss Mary Mutt E. D. Bos-
worth and wife, Greencastle; J. G.. Swain, Mar
tnsville; George a. knight Brazil; G. W. Ian
don, Kokomo; G. A. Adams MartiEsville. R.
W. Hail. LewisvilIe; j. H. Claypool. Corners
vile; H. ". Chase, George X. lowering and
wife, Q. ". lowering, Lafayette; J. O. Hender-
son, Kokomo.
Grand Hotel: E. NJ. Elan. Lebanon; NJ. NJ
kigar, Frankfort; Geo. A. Borckling, Michigan
City: H. Trentman. Fort Wayne; Thos. Van
Ruskirk, Bloomfield; C. Z. Busby and wife,
Lebanon; j. ". Eadis, Paris. H.; /. NJ. An
drews, West Point: Godlove 0. Benin, Lafay-
cite; w. A. Mooney, DR.. A. Rice, Columbus;
ii. H. Miller Newark; O. B. Young. Thorntown;
A. G. Wallace, Rochester; Chas. F. Jenne. Bra
I'll; E. W. STICKY, Mooresville; 81. E. Leator,
Charlottesville.
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SALE OF THE DENISON HOUSE.
Judge Martindale Finally Buys the Hotel,
and Will Take Possession at Once.

The sale of the Denison to Judge E. B. Mar
tindale was consummateo yesterday, Messrs
John c. New and T. Edward Hambleton trans
ferring the property to him for consideration of
$lG0, 900, in part payment of which Judge Martin
dales Meridian residence was accepted at
asvaluation of $50. 900. The new purchaser will
take possession of the hotel on next Monday,
lily there. The practical management of the
hotel will be placed in the hands of Mr. George
o. Taylor, of Dixon, H., brotherin-law of
Judge Martindale, and an@ experienced hotel
man. The building will be RENTED and gener-
ally improved. and it is the purchasers deter
miuation to obtain for it recognition as one of
the best hotels in the West.
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The Song of the Dirt.

With fingers weary and worn,
With features heavy with gloom,
A woman worked in unwomanly CRIME,
Plying her buster and broom.
Dust dust, dust
In language both short and curt
With never smile on her weary face,
She sang the song of the dirt.
Work, work work,
From morn till vesper call;
Work, work, work,
Until L ready to fail;
Sweep and brush and scrub,
Scrub and brush and sweep.
In vain attempt to conquer the dust
That comes from the unsprinkled street!
Work, work, work,
From attic to cellar door,
Work, work, work,
AS slave nee worked before
Scrub and brush and sweep,
Sweep and brush and scrub.
In a wearying round, an amending strife,
Of broom and buster and tub.
Dust, dust. dust,
On carpets. curtains and walls,
Dust, dust. dust.
On stairway and wellwaxed halls;
On books and pictures and plush.
On furniture rich and rare
On priceless marbles editions de luxe
And silken tapestries fair.
Dust, dust dust.
1t Sits through each crevice and crack,
Dust, dust. dust.
I'm continually on the rack.
And it's oh. to be slave
Along with the barbarous Turk.
Where women no pride in cleanliness take,
If this be Christian work.
st. Louis Post Dispatch
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The Horrible Dust.

Dust dust, dust,
Is the cry of every one,
From early morn till set of sun,
In this our iil-managed city.
Dust dust. dust,
Is the wall of intense disgust:
Israel's host enslaved trust
Even Pharaoh could pity.
For the black and loatl some dust
That punishment divine.
Were il half so and fine,
As this in i'll governed city.
IT'S not the clean earth dust
From which we cry to be free:
It's the dust of the winters debris
Stirred up from the streets of our city.
Oh. ye who do breathe this dust,
This sitting lung killing dust,
Think what you incorporate.
The couch where you sleep the bread your plate.
Is dehled with the dust of your city.
Disease and death Turk in this dust.
The filthy rags of the roaming tramp,
Who sickened and died in his winter camp,
Taint the dust OF our i'll governed city
"A Woman Victim.
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distant part OF the city. and getting in carriage
with them bindfolded he took ths reins and
drove to the spot where the needle was secreted.
without having any muscular communication
with the gentlemen who had hidden it. He
stated that many persons were endowed with
the sense and suggested that as test of the
power. one person could blindfold another, write
any number on piece of paper, and the blind
folded person could read the number by holding
his hand, provided he concentrated his whole
mind upon what he had written.
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Other Games Yesterday.

At " dShlhgtoh-
Washington -------..---.O O 4-5
Syracuse Stars -----.--.0 o o 2 1--5
Base hits-Washngton 8; Stars. 10. Errors
Washington, 3; Stars, ?. Batteres-O'Day and
Mack; Dundon and Shelhasse. Game called on &C.
count of darkness.
At Philadelphia
Athletic .O o 90 o O O 90
Philadelphia .-.--.-0 0v1m0 Go
Observation-Disclosures. 8; Philadelphia II. Errors
Athletic, 4: Philadelphia, 2. Batteries-Miller and
Robinson; Ferguson and Clements. Umpire-Wilson.
At Cincinnati
Cincinnati ...-7 8 8 ? 2 O 2-31
Mansfield .---.--1 O l O. 6
Basehits-Cincinnati 35: Mansfield 10. Errors
Cincinnati 4 Mansfield 81. Observation-Disclosures and
OConnor Alexander and Barr. Umpire-Jennings
AaPihsbur1- =
Allegheny --------------.--I u
Base hits-Aliegheny, 4: Toronto 2 Errors-Alle-
gheny, 2; Toronto, o. Pitchers-Bshop and Mckin-
ley.
At Louisville
Detroit -..3 O 5 o 1 Ill
Louisville ----.---0 o o o o. 3
Base hits-Detroit. 18; Louisville, IA Errors
Detroit 3; Louisville. s. Batteries-Neil, Chamber
lain and Cross; Wiedman and Briody.
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Earned Neutrality-suspicious.. I; ST Louis. I
Left on Bases-Indianapolis, 3; St. Louis, 8.
Two-base Hit-Murphy.
Double Plays-Glasscock to Shomberg; Bassett to
Shomberg.
Bases on Balls-Indianapolis, A; st. Louis, /.
Hit by Pitcher-Robinson.
Passed Balls-Myers, 3.
Wild Pitch--Boye, l.
Time-One hour and forty minutes.
Umpire-Brennar.
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New York Commercial Advertiser.
A woman is never so anxious to acknowledge
mans superiority as when her lead pencil gets
dull
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BACILIcIDE Elixir cures intermittent fevers
and all affections of naarial origin. Manufact-
ured by Thurber. Whyland & Co., New York.
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COST OF THE CITY SCHOOLS.
The Commissioners Reconsider a De-
termination to Reduce Expenses.
A Proposition to Stop the Teaching of Ger
man Is Also Defeated-Where 1t Was
Proposed to Do the Curtailing.

In behalf of the special committee recently
expenditures next year, Mr.. Bingham. at the
meeting o. the School Board last night, presented
a report, recommending the following changes
and reductions in expenses, which were consid
cred in detail and agreed upon by the board:
The suspension of the theory department
of the normal school, making reduc-
ton Of 81, oOO
The consolidation of the two high.schools.
the condensation of classes and change in
the course of study, making a reduction of 5000
A special loan to the library of ..-.- 5000
Reductiong of salaries as follows:
Superintendent of schools, So 600; reduction $50
Assistant superintendent l,4o0; reduction 100
Principal of High-school ! 500; reduction $50
Teacher and supervisor
of drawing ], $50; reduction $50
Teacher and supervisor of
German. 1850; reduction $50
Librarian. -.--.--.---..-. 1850; reduction 80
Building and supply agent 1 800; reduction 100
Assistant secretary...--. 1000; reduction 100
Clerk to superintendent 700 reduction 20
Supervising principals. lZ,lOo reduction ]. 100
Principal of annex No. 2. reduction 200
Five per cent. salaries of
high-school teachers. reduction 600
Five per cent on salaries of teach
ers in primary and grammar
grades. reduction 1925
Total reduction 1913, 295
Pending the consideration of the report, Mr.
Frenzel read table of estimates he had pre-
pared. He said the estimated receipts to June
30 1887, were $40, 739, and would show reduc-
tion in the indebtness Of SIG, l59. He made
further estimate for the year ending June 80,
1883, which read as follows:
Estimated income, 20 cents on SAL, O89,-
--....--.-.--.-.S 94 179
State. Observation-Disclosures. 102, 046
Liquor license. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IS. 800
Dog ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 400
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1926. 525
Estimated expenditures. Observation-Disclosures. 222, 500
Surplus. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $4,O25
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Advice to Mothers,

Advice to Mothers.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should always
be used when children are cutting teeth. 1t re-
lleves the little sufferer at once it produces nat
ural, quiet sleep by relieving the child from
PAIN and the little cherub awakes as bright as
a button" 1t is very pleasant to taste. 1t
sooIhes the child, softens the gums, allays all
PAIN relieves wind, regulates the bowels and is
the best known remedy for diarrhoa whether
arising from teething other causes. Twenty
five cents bottle.
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FLASHING in their pearly sheen,
From the glorious coraline,
See those teeth untarnished!
White alike the back and front,
Yes. by the fragrant Sozodont,
May beautys mouth be garnished!
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SAVE the pieces! "1oc Royal Clues 'em.
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Sold by all druggists. 81; six for $5. Prepared by
Q. l. HOOD CO., Apothecaries. Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
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In the SprinQ
Hoods SarSaparilla

Sold BY all druggists. 81; six for 3d. Prepared by
c. /. HOOD & CO.. Apothecaries. Lowell, Mass
100 Doses One Dollar
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Beer Famine Threatened in New York.

NEW YORK, Jan. 13-The Central Liquor
dealers Association met to-day. President
kearns announced that all efforts to compromise
with the pool of brewers in this city had failed.
The pool will not allow a member to sell beer to
to another members customers at more than 3
per cent discount from the trade price of So per
barrel To his own customers each brewer can
allow 10 per cent. discount President Kearns
also said that the brewers threatened to reduce
beer TO cents per glass. and force them to sell
whisky at cents glass. Resolutions re-
adopted pledginc tine members to boycott all
beer sold by members of the pool, and to buy
beer only from the six non pool brewers. These
resolutions will be voted upon by all the mem
bers OF the assembly district organizations, Jan.
28 and. If approved by them, the boycott will be
declared Feb. !. A beer famine in New York is
expected, as the six nonpool brewers cannot
make enough beer.
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Attempts to Secure Endorsements of the Ex-
Senator from Labor 0rganizations-A SIM
liar Effort in Mr.. Turpies Interest.
A Protest Against Use of Foreign Thing
in the New Pension Building.
The Centennial of the ConstitutiOn-The
House Committee Rejects the Proposition
to Pension Mrs. Logan and Mrs. Blair.
WORKING AGAINST TURPIE.

An Effort to Again Make Mcdonald q Cam
didate for United States Senator.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Jan. l6-It was learned to-day
that efforts have been made, at the direction Of
certain prominent Indiana Democrats, since the
nomination of Judge Turpie to succeed Senator
Harrison. to force him aside and substitute
Joseph f. Mcdonald. Two or three days after
the nomination by caucus of Judge Turpie,
some gentlemen appeared at the government
Printing Office and other places here whore
large numbers of Knights of Labor and trades
unions people are employed, especially on gov
ernment work, and attempted to get the
to indorse Mcdonald. They represented
that Turpie, being Objectionable to the
laboring element at Indianapolis, could not
be elected, and If Mcdonald was indorsed
his substitution for Turpie could he made a ne
cessity to the election of Democrat. After care
ful canvass and failure to secure the least sue
cess, not a single man or woman signing an in
dorsement, another element tried to get an in
jorsement of Turpie. This even more of a
failure, for with refusAls there we're expressions
of hope that he would fail of final election. The
friends Of Turpie will scarcely relish this at
tempt to cast their nominee aside by force and
secure the election of the vanquished candidate
by means of this character.
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ENGLISH POLITICS.
How the New Coercion Bill Is Received
-Harcourt and Morley Disagree.

How the New Coercion Bill Is Received
-Harcourt and Morley Disagree.
LONDON, Jan. I8-All the newspapers to-day
publish the outline Of the new conspiracy bill as
it was given in yesterdays Standard. The Pail
Mall Gazette declares that the pretense Of ap-
plying the new law to the United Kingdom is the
thinnest venser-a make believe deceiving no one.
The Gazette continues: 1.-THE bill is intended
for Ireland alone. AS coercion bill for Eng
land and Scotland it will receive the most reso-
lutte opposition. We are not going to allow En-
elish liberties and privileges to be sacrificed
merely because Tory government finds it inn
possible to keep Ireland quiet without another
tnrn of the screw. Instead of leveling England
down to the Irish level. the true method is to
level Ireland np to the English level"
The ST. James Gazette consideres that the
measure can 40 mischief. England, it says, is
absolutely necessary to Ireland.
The Glove comments the proposal of change
OF venue in the trial of cases in which local
juries not likely to convict
The leading proposal of the government in re-
gard to reform of procedure in the House OF
Commons 10 to transfer the cl0ture initiativ 9
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GENERAL. FOREIGN NEWS.

4 Joker Calls 'Fire!' In q Dense Crowd,
and Number of Lives Are Lost.
LONDON JAN lS.-A frightfu panic, resulting
in large loss Of life. occurred at a Hebrew dra-
u1atic entertainment in Princess street,
Spitalfelds, tonight. About five hundred
persons were present. crowding the small hall
almost to suffocatlon. and some one in the gal
lery shouted fire" simultaneously with this
cry the gas WAS turned off at the metre, leaving
the hall IN total darkness. The people
rushed in solid mass for the doors
Hundreds were tramped under foot IN a
mad struggle to reach the street, and it was only
when the hall had been almost entirely deserted
that 1t was learned that no cause for the star-
pede existed. Several women ard FIVE boys were
killed, and large number of persons were in
OF those present in the hall were Jews. The
wretch who shouted fire did so in the belief that
he was perpetrating colossal joke.
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MRS. EMMoNs.
She Wouldn't Live with the Professor Even
If He Was Fabulously Rich.

She Wouldn't Live with the Professor Even
If He Was Fabulously Rich.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16-When Mrs Emmons
went on the stand to-day she seemed somewhat
weary after the days examination She
talked ir languid manner, and, continuing her
story, told of her adventure on the ocean steam
er, while on her last trip to and from Europe
and of her experience in London. She told Of
her arrest and incarceration over night in
station-house. s'The DeCorrnis,' she said, I'm
terfered, and made the matter public by going
to the American minister"
Here Mr.. Kent coughed, and Mrs Emmons,
mimicking his cough, said, looking at the
lawyer, Getting tired of it. aren't your
Resuming her story, she said the police magis-
trate the next day discharged her with an
apology.
Mr. Kent soon afterward began the cross-ex-
animation, and Mrs Emmons went on to talk
about her relations with her husband "He
believe she said cares for me, hut he has
forfeited every little right he had to my love.
and he knows it, and ne knows despsc him.
have been very happy with him. even when he
gave trouble: but it's finished. all is finished.
He might as well know it now. If he had 500,-
900 shares of Bel. telephone stock and stripped
mo of everything except my first name and one
dress, would not go with him. He will speak
to me, but he must not do it any more have
been patient ten years and halt. l will not be
so any more"
Mrs. Emmous left the stand. but before leav-
ing said: There is one thing want to say to
the newspaper men here. They say my manner
is theatrical / want TO say am just what 1
| feel"
Mr.. O. l.. Munson, OF New York. the second
| husband Of Mrs. EiniiloDs. testified that they.
were married in 1871, at HouIton, Me, and lived
/ together about three years, when Mrs. Enmons
| secured divorce. Being asked if there was
any difference il Mrs. Emmons now and then.
| he replied emphatically that there was none as
| far as he could see. He met her by a Irritation
| IN the streets of Boston She was then married
| TO a man by the name of Tlley. A divorce was
| obtained by her to marry Munson After living
with him three years divorce was secured on
| the ground of iucompatibility of temper.
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pensions There were two absentees, Messrs.
Pidcock and Elsbury. The members were
arrayed on party lines seven Democrats voting
against and five Republicans in favor of the
bills The adverse majority report on the Logan
and Blair bills will be made by Messrs. Swope
and Taulbee. respectively, and the favorable
minority reports By Messrs. Conger and Morrill,.
It is understood that the basis Of the opposition
to the bills is reluctance on the part of the
majority of the committee to the continuance or
the peiicy of granting high pensions to widows
OF ohhcers who did not die from injuries incurred
in the service. The only rrecedents for passing
such bills are found in the cases of the widows
and families of Admiral Farragut Generals
Hancock. Thomas and Grant, and the majority
policy to follow these precedents, in view Of the
fact that there are about one hundred surviving
widows of officers who would be entitled to
pensions, who are now excluded by the general
law.